Desk Accessories
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Victorian Desk Accessories
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Leather, Walnut
Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Marble
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Ceramic
19th Century French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Silver
19th Century Austrian Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 1900s German Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Metal
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Marble
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
Early 1900s Austrian Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Spelter
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass, Pewter
19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
1860s French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass, Silver Plate
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Oak
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Silver
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Walnut
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Ceramic
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Mother-of-Pearl, Glass
19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Glass, Mahogany
1920s German Victorian Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
1860s British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Wood
1880s English High Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Wood
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Metal, Steel, Nickel
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
20th Century English Neoclassical Desk Accessories
Pottery, Stoneware
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Metal
1890s British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Silver, Sterling Silver
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Wood
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
1890s French Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
20th Century English Neoclassical Desk Accessories
Stoneware
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Early 20th Century English Victorian Desk Accessories
Silver, Silver Plate, Copper
Late 20th Century French Neoclassical Desk Accessories
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Neoclassical Desk Accessories
Metal
Late 19th Century Scottish Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Agate, Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver
Early 2000s Italian Victorian Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1850s French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Gold Plate, Silver Plate, Bronze
Early 20th Century British Neoclassical Desk Accessories
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Metal
Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Hardwood
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Leather
Antique, New and Vintage Desk Accessories
Whether you’ve carved out a space for a nifty home office or you prefer the morning commute, why not dress up your desk with antique and vintage desk accessories? To best tiptoe the line between desk efficiency and desk enjoyment, we suggest adding a touch of the past to your modern-day space.
Desks are a funny thing. Their basic premise has remained the same for quite literally centuries: a flat surface, oftentimes a drawer, and potentially a shelf or two. However, the contents that lay upon the desk? Well, the evolution has been drastic to say the least.
Thank the Victorians for the initial popularity of the paperweight. The Industrial Revolution offered the novel concept of leisure-time to Europeans, giving them more time to take part in the then crucial activity of letter writing. Decorative glass paperweight designs were all the rage, and during the mid-19th-century some of the most popular makers included the French companies of Baccarat, St. Louis and Clichy.
As paper was exceedingly expensive in the early to mid-19th-century, every effort was made to utilize a full sheet of it. Paper knives, which gave way to the modern letter opener, were helpful for cutting paper down to an appropriate size.
Books — those bound volumes of paper, you may recall — used to be common occurrences on desks of yore and where there were books there needed to be bookends. As a luxury item, bookend designs have run the gamut from incorporating ultra-luxurious materials (think marble and Murano glass) to being whimsical desk accompaniments (animal figurines were highly popular choices).
Though the inkwell’s extinction was ushered in by the advent of the ballpoint pen (itself quasi-obsolete at this point), there is still significant charm to be had from placing one of these bauble-like objets in a central spot on one’s desk. You may be surprised to discover the mood-boosting powers an antique — and purposefully empty — inkwell can provide.
The clamor for desk clocks arose as the Industrial Revolution transitioned labor from outdoors to indoors, and allowed for the mass-production of clock parts in factories. Naturally, elaborate designs soon followed and clocks could be found made by artisans and luxury houses like Cartier.
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